C. Wächter

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 993 citations indexed

About

C. Wächter is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Wächter has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 993 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in C. Wächter's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (21 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (13 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (9 papers). C. Wächter is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (21 papers), Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (13 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (9 papers). C. Wächter collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. C. Wächter's co-authors include Andreas Bräuer, Peter Dannberg, F. Lederer, Dirk Michaelis, Ulrich Streppel, Michael Popall, R. Houbertz, L. Fröhlich, Norbert Danz and U. Langbein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Blood and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

C. Wächter

42 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

Compact Ion-Trap Quantum Computing Demonstrator 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Compact Ion-Trap Quantum Computing Demonstrator
    2021 219 citations Ivan Pogorelov, Thomas Feldker et al. PRX Quantum profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Wächter Germany 16 482 472 220 163 156 43 993
Seng‐Tiong Ho United States 14 590 1.2× 444 0.9× 168 0.8× 56 0.3× 122 0.8× 76 824
A. Sindona Italy 16 170 0.4× 436 0.9× 189 0.9× 69 0.4× 415 2.7× 68 832
Zai-Dong Li China 19 225 0.5× 1.1k 2.4× 132 0.6× 374 2.3× 179 1.1× 79 1.9k
Jonathan J. Foley United States 20 274 0.6× 455 1.0× 324 1.5× 94 0.6× 590 3.8× 46 1.3k
А. А. Калачев Russia 18 229 0.5× 521 1.1× 141 0.6× 252 1.5× 118 0.8× 105 819
Zixuan Zhang China 14 261 0.5× 200 0.4× 115 0.5× 39 0.2× 202 1.3× 42 731
Greg Breyta United States 10 339 0.7× 118 0.3× 249 1.1× 113 0.7× 368 2.4× 21 771
Anton Potočnik Slovenia 20 194 0.4× 489 1.0× 158 0.7× 311 1.9× 365 2.3× 44 1.4k
Pai Peng China 16 256 0.5× 484 1.0× 131 0.6× 227 1.4× 237 1.5× 33 841
Sing Hai Tang Singapore 18 413 0.9× 410 0.9× 322 1.5× 26 0.2× 331 2.1× 58 905

Countries citing papers authored by C. Wächter

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. Wächter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by C. Wächter. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by C. Wächter. The network helps show where C. Wächter may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Wächter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. Wächter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. Wächter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. Wächter. C. Wächter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pogorelov, Ivan, Thomas Feldker, Christian D. Marciniak, et al.. (2021). Compact Ion-Trap Quantum Computing Demonstrator. PRX Quantum. 2(2). 219 indexed citations breakdown →
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Danz, Norbert, Dirk Michaelis, Thomas Wehlus, et al.. (2013). OLED emission zone measurement with high accuracy. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8829. 882923–882923. 2 indexed citations
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Danz, Norbert, C. Wächter, Dirk Michaelis, Peter Dannberg, & Michael Flämmich. (2012). Micro optical pattern shaping for tailored light emission from Organic LEDs. Optics Express. 20(12). 12682–12682. 1 indexed citations
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Wächter, C., et al.. (2012). Monolithic optical components for splitting of high-power beams. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8490. 84900Q–84900Q. 5 indexed citations
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Flämmich, Michael, et al.. (2010). Micro-optical beam-shaper for tailoring light emission from OLEDs. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7716. 771616–771616. 1 indexed citations
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Wächter, C., Dirk Michaelis, Theodore E. Simos, George Psihoyios, & Ch. Tsitouras. (2010). Simulation of Metallic Nanoparticles in Layered Structures. AIP conference proceedings. 1626–1629. 1 indexed citations
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Flämmich, Michael, Norbert Danz, Dirk Michaelis, et al.. (2009). Measuring the internal luminescence quantum efficiency of OLED emitter materials in electrical operation. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7617. 761715–761715. 4 indexed citations
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Danz, Norbert, Dirk Michaelis, & C. Wächter. (2007). OLED design: combined micro-and nanophotonics modeling, and routes to a complex optimization algorithm. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6796. 67963F–67963F. 2 indexed citations
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Danz, Norbert, Dirk Michaelis, & C. Wächter. (2007). Light extraction from OLEDs: the waveguide perspective. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6475. 64750J–64750J. 2 indexed citations
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Michaelis, Dirk, C. Wächter, Sven Burger, Lin Zschiedrich, & Andreas Bräuer. (2006). Micro-optically assisted high-index waveguide coupling. Applied Optics. 45(8). 1831–1831. 2 indexed citations
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Michaelis, Dirk, Ulf Peschel, C. Wächter, & Andreas Bräuer. (2003). Reciprocity theorem and perturbation theory for photonic crystal waveguides. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 68(6). 65601–65601. 26 indexed citations
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Dannberg, Peter, et al.. (2000). Integration of optical interconnects and optoelectronic elements on wafer-scale. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 3(5-6). 437–441. 12 indexed citations
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Pertsch, Thomas & C. Wächter. (1999). Asymmetrical off–on switches for crosstalk reduction in switching networks. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 31(9-10). 957–963. 2 indexed citations
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Baumann, Frank, E. Dormann, Wolfgang Kaim, et al.. (1999). Structure and reactivity of paramagnetic cyclopentadienyl cobalt complexes with bulky alkyl substituents. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 587(2). 267–283. 28 indexed citations
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Sitzmann, Helmut, Wolfgang Kaim, Frank Baumann, et al.. (1996). Synthesis and Characterization of the Stable Dicarbonyl(cyclopentadienyl)iron Radical [(C5R5)Fe(CO)2] (R CHMe2). Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 35(23-24). 2872–2875. 52 indexed citations
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Trutschel, U., et al.. (1991). Nonlinear switching characteristics of an ARROW-based Directional Coupler. TuG7–TuG7. 1 indexed citations
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Trutschel, U., et al.. (1991). Nonlinear switching in coupled antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides. Applied Physics Letters. 59(16). 1940–1942. 8 indexed citations
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Trutschel, U., et al.. (1991). Directional coupler based on an antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide. Optics Letters. 16(11). 805–805. 48 indexed citations
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Wächter, C., et al.. (1988). Evolution of nonlinear guided optical fields down a dielectric film with a nonlinear cladding. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 5(2). 547–547. 43 indexed citations
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Wächter, C. & K. Hehl. (1987). General Treatment of Slab Waveguides Including Lossy Materials and Arbitrary Refractive Index Profiles. physica status solidi (a). 102(2). 835–842. 7 indexed citations

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